u/IGNSolar7

I'm seeing a major outage that's gonna last hours. Any idea what happened?

So, I had a V2 with the dreaded cracked hinge. They sent me a replacement hinge... but between myself and another person, we couldn't get it back to 100%. At first, the screen connector wasn't working, we fixed that... and the joystick or d-pad are stuck always going down. And the menu button is broken. So it's probably time to give up on tinkering more.

Is there any great way to make sure I get a 2.1, and is it worth it? I have a fully setup Surwish SD card and would prefer not to have to start all over, but I don't know if quality control is up to par.

Thanks in advance for any help!

I like the location and owner at my LCS, but they consistently mess up my box. It's almost always wrong. Maybe I'm being too friendly, but I feel bad I've preordered books and could leave them with stock. I don't want to miss my books and probably need to find a new shop. They mess up literally almost every single week. My books are never there, or it's the wrong covers/titles.

I'd still like to pop in from time to time, and maybe I'm too nice a guy, I don't want to see my closest shop fail. But I think it's time. It feels like a breakup. How do I not screw the shop over?

I'm happy to use cheats if it'll streamline something. I'll have about 4-5 hours each way, maybe a little time in the hotel room.

I like action/adventure, platformers, puzzle, and story-driven games, but the Miyoo is a bit cramped for my hands, so I don't think I could manage much on the PS1.

I've played a lot of mainstream games, so more obscure titles are definitely what I'm looking for. Thanks!

Random question, I guess. I check my mail like once every week or two, since 99% of my important notices/bills come to my email, at this age no one sends letters/cards, and all I seem to get in the mail are coupons/ads. A couple of friends just told me this is weird and nowhere near often enough.

What about you?

Edit: This sub downvotes the weirdest things

Trying to make plans for a short trip in early August, likely midweek. Unfortunately, I broke my pelvis a few years ago and had a hip replacement at a young age for that sort of thing, so long hikes and mountain biking are off the table. We're thinking about setting up for a few days and maybe going into Yosemite.

I like bars, good food, and just a chance to relax, but also worry we might be left without much to do up there, although it'd be nice to escape the 110+ heat I'm in the middle of right now.

My dad is in his 60s and wouldn't do too many extreme things, but I'm wondering if we'd run out of things to do. Are there other attractions/shopping/things to do if I'm less active?

I recently got a CT scan to explore any organ issues, like gallbladder, liver, and pancreas. No damage, thankfully, despite being a higher-than-average drinker. I'm at a bit of a loss... and it seems like my doctor is too.

I was diagnosed with gastritis (although no scans) by a different doctor a few years back on my LEFT side and was given omeprazole, which helped.

The symptoms on my right are still concerning me, and the doctor suggested it might be gastritis still. She's considering an endoscopy, but I'm just still worried that my discomfort is on a different side. (I'm also terrified of endoscopies, and financially I'm in a tough place, so really looking to avoid such an invasive procedure if I can.)

Has anyone else gotten right-side pain, or are we maybe going down the wrong rabbit hole here?

I enjoyed my Miyoo Flip V2 a lot, but got the dreaded hinge break. They sent me a new hinge, but unfortunately, it looks like we failed the process of the replacement (I had someone helping). It was the perfect device for my every day carry (I replaced a Miyoo Mini +), I could throw it in my pocket, the triggers fit my hands, and I didn't have to worry about the screen thanks to the clamshell design.

Now I'm not sure what to do. Buying another Flip seems iffy. I don't trust the Anbernic or love the screen size.

My other devices (besides my cracked Miyoo Mini +) are an RG Nano, RG Cube, and I guess a Steam Deck.

I'd love to comfortably play PS1 at least, or even up to PSP/N64/Dreamcast in some instances. A clamshell or something with no screen protectors is ideal... I don't carry a bag, so looking for something that can fit in my pants pocket.

I checked with the search function, Google, etc., and nothing popped up. I have my replacement parts from Miyoo already and plan to get to work on it tomorrow. I know this exists: https://www.reddit.com/r/MiyooFlip/comments/1ljv09c/for_everyone_whose_flip_v2_hinge_cracks_miyoo/

...So I feel pretty confident following it, but a visual aid would help.

Any suggestions? TIA!

I need to get my gut scanned for potential issues. I've had a normal CT scan before, but not with contrast, so I don't really know how that's going to mess with me. I don't do well with IVs so I'm a little concerned if that's involved, or if I'm going to be incoherent. Or, with that, how long it's going to take.

I don't know if I need to get a parent/friend/Uber to drive me as it's relatively far away.

Can anyone let me know what they experienced?

Former Media Director (mainly digital) here. Absolutely fell apart from burnout, to the point that when I have nightmares, they're never monsters, they're about deadlines, late night work, and clients. I haven't worked in a while due to a health thing, and I lost contact with most of my former network in the city, partially because I went remote for so long, so my resume is getting overlooked. I've been looking for other work to no avail.

I've been invited to a key networking event that could probably get me back on somewhere (probably in a more junior role), or at least get me some buzz again, as my work was pretty liked by most. Part of me says "you need work, time to suck it up," part of me says "the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." (Not Einstein, I know.)

What should I do here? The state of the industry has changed since I was last in, and it doesn't sound like it's for the better.

Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture before cleaning up. I live in a very dry desert area (Vegas), and forgot to use the upstairs guest toilet in the (standalone) house for a few weeks. When I went in today, there was a smattering of small, brown items I assumed were rat/mouse stool from quickly Googling.

However, I just looked at this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/pestcontrol/comments/1uq48bq/is_this_mice_poo/

... and that looks similar.

There's no dead flies, no signs of a rat/mouse chewing or trying to escape... they were on the tank of the toilet, and around the toilet, but not scattered much.

I just don't know my next steps. I've never seen a rat in this neighborhood in over ten years (a cat brought a dead mouse to my door once), I've never heard anything in my walls, but I also don't have any bugs around.

What should I do at this point? Money is tight and it's tough on me to call an exterminator to show them... a clean unused bathroom.

A little over three weeks ago I was having general gut issues. I was worried it was my pancreas, gallbladder, or appendix, or worse... liver. Stopped drinking, went to the doctor after a week, got some bloodwork done. Everything came back mostly okay, but got the standard advice I'm sure plenty of us get... stop drinking so much, eat healthier. I'm a bit overweight by BMI, but not obese or anything. All of my symptoms had gone away. I'm still waiting to get in on some precautionary scans, but the bloodwork didn't indicate any huge problems.

I have a milestone birthday coming up and planned to try out drinking this weekend for the 4th of July long weekend as a test before going sober again until August. Unfortunately... it was hit or miss. I had two instances of throwing up over 5 days - not from the point of drinking until I was sick or hungover, just waking up, feeling bloated, and my food wasn't sitting well. Just threw up at about 4 AM and have to cancel my Monday.

What I'm realizing is that I don't know how to enjoy my birthday anymore or make plans with anyone. I was in the midst of planning a vacation, but I don't know what I'd do with myself on a sober vacation. I don't know what to even do on my birthday day. I'm likely canceling everything and now I'm wondering where life goes from here, as the only good way for me to stay away from drinking is to sit at home alone. Almost all of my friends and family drink.

AA was a huge bust for me and I refuse to go back, I'm semi-disabled so I can't play any sports or get into a ton of physical activity, and while none of my friends would give me a hard time for not drinking, they're all still going to drink. I'm just not sure where my life goes from here or how to adjust. Any suggestions?

Quick backstory: I'm currently unemployed, single with no kids, trying to avoid booze for most of July, and semi-disabled. Not so disabled that it affects my day-to-day, but I broke my pelvis and had a hip replacement, so I'm never allowed to run or play sports again. It's also 100+ degrees outside every day with no rain here, so just too hot to get outside.

My days are pretty aimless outside of: sleep my 8-10 hours, shower, apply for jobs, and dinner. Some days I go grocery shopping, run a single errand, or stop by the comic shop. I spend most of my time at home online, playing games, or watching TV/sports/movies. It might be nice to have a reason to get out.

The nearest gym to me just got rebranded and remodeled, it's a $1 sign-up fee with a $16/mo., month-to-month fee, which isn't too bad - but it ends in two days. Since all I can really do is workout on machines, cycle, and do limited free weights, it seems like a smart decision. That said, I'm not particularly motivated to get in there... I never have really loved working out.

Should I do it, or am I just wasting money at this point and should try in-home workouts first to get into a routine?

I'm not a big weed consumer in general, as I tend to become pretty useless, since I don't like smoking and edibles/drinks are all I really do.

I'm contemplating trying to use it more regularly to combat that "5 PM craving" I get for alcohol, but I don't know if I'm doing myself a disservice by just replacing it with another substance instead of trying to get rid of the craving entirely. One of the big problems I have is getting voraciously hungry and eating bad foods when I DO get high... and most of the point of not drinking is to focus on my health. I'm 15 days sober and finished up my small supply of weed drink, and trying to decide if I should get more.

Any thoughts on this?

I've been having gastrointestinal issues, worried that they might be related to my liver, gallbladder, or something else on the right side. I set a doctor appointment, but stopped drinking and changed up my diet a bit while I wait to get in. Now, I'm feeling 100%.

I'm not really sure where to go from here. Do I bring up what I *was* feeling? Has anyone else experienced something similar with any health issue? What'd you do?

I'm indefinitely sober recently due to gut issues that I'm concerned about. It's not my first rodeo - I take extended breaks akin to "Dry January" at least once if not multiple times per year... but this time I don't have an end date. But from experience, I know I can't be around heavy drinking activities (bars, parties, sporting events) without either feeling terrible FOMO and not having fun, or breaking and drinking. So, I don't go out much.

However, I don't want to be "that guy" that can't handle someone having a few drinks around him, like wine with dinner, or some beers while we watch the game at my house. I end up feeling guilty, like I'm ruining others' fun with my own problems. My dad's coming over tonight for the game, and is planning on drinking, something a couple of people have implied is insensitive of him.

Do you all think it's insensitive of people to drink around me? Should I be asking them to stop? I admit I'm a little jealous when they do, but it's not the end of the world.

Am I overreacting in that I feel like I'd be putting people out if I asked them to be completely sober around me at all times, and they just wouldn't hang out?

Edit: Don't understand the downvotes at all.

I'm worried I'm at the last day's of this thing's life... got it 2021. I can't get any chargers to work on it - the last one that was working was my Steam Deck charger (even the original charger won't work).

Any suggestions? Worried about trying to go buy a bunch of new chargers... and also not sure I have the cash to take it into an Apple store for a repair.

Thanks in advance for any tips!

Here's the email the user received. They seem to have had their account compromised by someone pretending to be you? Has anyone ever experienced this? This is the DM I got:

>I’m reaching out because I accidentally clicked a suspicious link sent to me through DM, and it turned out to be a phishing scam that compromised my account. It was then used to message others, and I mistakenly thought it was you since the profile had the same name and picture. I’ve now recovered my account, but I realized I may have wrongly reported you for hacking or scamming. I’m really sorry about that—could you help me figure out the actual username of the person responsible?

And here's the picture:

https://preview.redd.it/3ri40gr1gc6h1.png?width=1572&format=png&auto=webp&s=cc503a5ec2e6dc4c1422fa33ce76cfe745db0424

Not sure what to do from here.